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Article #22724Re: IBM RISC System/6000 AS/400 (actually a diversion on the topic)
From: Lewis T. Flynn
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 1990 23:19
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 1990 23:19
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In article <1586@zipeecs.umich.edu> billms@eecs.umich.edu (Bill Mangione-Smith) writes: >In article <0093307E.0B7FBDC0@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU> sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney) writes: >>>It would seem to me that IBM just may have introduced an AS/400 killer. >> >>Three words come into play here: >> >> Installed Software Base >> > >Just what is the installed software base on the as/400? Thats a reasonably >new machine, isn't it. We are not talking decades here. S/36 and S/38 applications ported fairly directly (if you believe the third party vendors who were at the announcement: "Why, my application ported in 43 seconds" or whatever). There are LOTS of those. More knowledgable folks can tell you why this is good (for an AS/400 user). Terry #include <disclaimer.std>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!apple!amdahl!terry From: terry@uts.amdahl.com (Lewis T. Flynn) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: IBM RISC System/6000 AS/400 (actually a diversion on the topic) Message-ID: <4agk02eU8d6S01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> Date: 1 Mar 90 23:19:15 GMT References: <20714@cfctech.cfc.com> <1990Feb28.042949.21952@edm.uucp> <0093307E.0B7FBDC0@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU> <1586@zipeecs.umich.edu> Reply-To: terry@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Lewis T. Flynn) Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 20